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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mr. Mitchell when Bilquis arrives?

2. Why was Mahmud living with Bilquis?

3. What does Matthew 10:37-38 tell Bilquis about her family?

4. How does Bilquis' treatment of Nur-jan change?

5. What one thing did Bilquis ask Mrs. Mitchell to tell her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Bilquis troubled about her grandson, Mahmud?

2. What does Romans 10 teach Bilquis that one must do to be saved?

3. What teaching of Jesus in Matthew 10 helped Bilquis make her decision about Christianity?

4. Why was Bilquis comforted by reading of Paul's experiences?

5. What do the Quran and the New Testament agree on about the Jews?

6. Why had Bilquis learned Arabic?

7. What is unusual about the political and religious structure of Pakistan, according to Bilquis' father?

8. What negative experience preceded Bilquis' baptism?

9. Why did Bilquis believe she would lose everything if she chose to follow Jesus?

10. After Bilquis' first dream, what did she feel compelled to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bilquis tells of experiences, such as floating out the window and being shaken from her bed, that are outside normal human experience. In your essay, select one or two of these experiences and give your opinion of these supernatural events. How does she account for them?

Essay Topic 2

Rather than beginning the story with an explanation of Bilquis' family and social standing, details about her life are revealed gradually. In your essay, quote phrases from the text that make clear the economic and social position of her family. Summarize what you know or can infer about them and their way of life.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the changes Bilquis undergoes are surprising to her. In your essay, discuss how she learns about the changes in her own personality and how this effects the credibility of her story to the reader.

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